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glossitis
[ glo-sahy-tis, glaw- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- inflammation of the tongue.
glossitis
/ ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs; ɡlɒˈsɪtɪk /
noun
- inflammation of the tongue
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Derived Forms
- glossitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- glos·sit·ic [glo-, sit, -ik, glaw-], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glossitis1
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Example Sentences
Mercurial Glossitis may accompany mercurial stomatitis (p. 496).
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The tertiary manifestations in the tongue are sclerosing glossitis, gummas, and gummatous ulcers.
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Glossitis, or inflammation of the tongue, is very similar to stomatitis, and mostly exists with it and is due to the same causes.
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Superficial glossitis, however, sometimes terminates in parenchymatous glossitis.
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Papill and glands are usually affected together in superficial glossitis.
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